Astros unveil franchise Hall of Fame plans at FanFest

Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, unveils the new Astros Hall of Fame design and Hall of Fame jacket at the Astros Fan Fest on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Houston.

Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, unveils the new Astros Hall of Fame design and Hall of Fame jacket at the Astros Fan Fest on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Houston.

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Staff Photographer

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Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, unveils the new Astros Hall of Fame design and Hall of Fame jacket at the Astros Fan Fest on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Houston.

Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, unveils the new Astros Hall of Fame design and Hall of Fame jacket at the Astros Fan Fest on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Houston.

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Staff Photographer

Astros unveil franchise Hall of Fame plans at FanFest

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With inaugural inductees Larry Dierker and Jeff Bagwell on the dais, the Astros unveiled renderings and plans for their new Hall of Fame inside Minute Maid Park on Saturday morning.

The club also revealed bright orange jackets which each inductee will receive upon his or her entry. A 16-man class — including Dierker, Bagwell, Nolan Ryan and Craig Biggio — will be enshrined on Aug. 3-5 as the Hall's first members.

"There have been some great, great players here and I think this is a classy move," Bagwell said. "Even when you get into the Baseball Hall of Fame, I have my Astros hat on, and it couldn't have happened without Houston, and what this team has meant to this city over the years.

"There's a history here and this just gives us another way to show our history."